University of KwaZulu-Natal: Statistics

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Acceptance rate

63%

Enrollment

48,174

Languages

English

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private partnership

Highest Degree

Doctorate

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Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate63%
Admissions RequirementsMatriculation certificate or certificate of exemption issued by the Joint Matriculation Board
Academic CalendarFebruary to December (February - March; April-June; July-September; October-December)
Enrollment48,174

We've calculated the 63% acceptance rate for University of KwaZulu-Natal based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Tuition

Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Degree Level Cost Per Credit
Associate Degree 1,749 CR
Bachelor Program 1,950 CR
Master Program 2,149 CR
Ph.D. / Doctoral 2,850 CR
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.

University of KwaZulu-Natal faculties and divisions

Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Campus : Edgewood

Education

Campus : Howard College

Architecture Arts and Humanities Engineering Law Management Natural Sciences Nursing Social Sciences

Campus : Pietermaritzburg

Agriculture Education Fine Arts Law Management Natural Sciences Theology

College : Agriculture, Engineering and Science

Agricultural Economics Agricultural Engineering Agricultural Management Agriculture Animal Husbandry Applied Mathematics Biochemistry Biological and Life Sciences Botany Cell Biology Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Crop Production Dietetics Earth Sciences Ecology Electrical Engineering Electronic Engineering Engineering Environmental Studies Food Science Genetics Geography Geology Horticulture Marine Biology Mathematics Meat and Poultry Mechanical Engineering Meteorology Microbiology Natural Resources Nutrition Pathology Physics Plant and Crop Protection Soil Science Statistics Surveying and Mapping Water Science Zoology

College : Health Sciences

Anaesthesiology Anatomy Biochemistry Biomedicine Cardiology Dermatology Diabetology Endocrinology Epidemiology Forensic Medicine and Dentistry Gastroenterology Gerontology Health Sciences Laboratory Techniques Medical Technology Medicine Microbiology Nephrology Neurological Therapy Neurology Nursing Obstetrics and Gynaecology Oncology Ophthalmology Orthopaedics Otorhinolaryngology Paediatrics Pathology Physiology Plastic Surgery Pneumology Psychiatry and Mental Health Public Health Radiology Rheumatology Surgery Urology Virology

College : Humanities

African Languages Afrikaans Architecture Art Education Asian Religious Studies Bible Christian Religious Studies Classical Languages Communication Studies Computer Education Criminology Cultural Studies Dance Demography and Population Development Studies Dutch Education Educational Administration Educational Sciences English Ethics Foreign Languages Education French Gender Studies German History Humanities and Social Science Education Information Sciences International Relations and Diplomacy Islamic Studies Italian Labour and Industrial Relations Leadership Linguistics Literature Mathematics Education Media Studies Music Music Education Music Theory and Composition Musicology Native Language Education Opera Performing Arts Philosophy Political Sciences Psychology Religion Religious Studies Rural Planning Science Education Singing Social Sciences Social Studies Social Work Sociology Technology Education Theatre Theology Town Planning Translation and Interpretation Visual Arts

College : Law and Management Studies

Accountancy Commercial Law Constitutional Law Criminal Law Economics Environmental Studies Finance Fiscal Law Health Administration Information Sciences International Business Labour Law Law Management Marine Science and Oceanography Marine Transport Maritime Law Public Administration Social Work Taxation

Programs and Degrees

Bachelor's Degree

Accountancy Actuarial Science Administration Agricultural Engineering Agricultural Management Agriculture Anatomy Anthropology Applied Chemistry Applied Linguistics Applied Mathematics Architecture Biochemistry Biological and Life Sciences Biology Biotechnology Business Administration Business and Commerce Catholic Theology Chemical Engineering Chemistry Christian Religious Studies Civil Engineering Communication Arts Comparative Sociology Computer Engineering Computer Science Construction Engineering Criminal Law Criminology Cultural Studies Dental Hygiene Dental Studies Dietetics Economics Education Electrical Engineering Electronic Engineering Engineering English Studies Environmental Management Environmental Studies Ethics Fine Arts Forestry Genetics Geology Heritage Preservation Higher Education Higher Education Teacher Training Horticulture Human Resources Industrial Chemistry Information Management Information Technology Interior Design International Studies Investment Analysis Italian Labour and Industrial Relations Law Literature Logistics Management Marine Biology Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Media Studies Medical Science Medicine Microbiology Mineralogy Music Music Education Nursing Nutrition Occupational Therapy Operations Research Optometry Performing Arts Pharmacy Philosophy Physical Therapy Physiology Plant Pathology Police Studies Political Sciences Psychology Public Administration Real Estate Social Policy Social Studies Social Work Soil Science Speech Therapy and Audiology Sports Management Statistics Surgery Surveying and Mapping Telecommunications Technology Theology Tourism

Advanced Diploma

Music Vocational Education

Honours Degree

Accountancy Administration Adult Education African Languages Afrikaans Agricultural Business Agricultural Management Agriculture Ancient Civilizations Anthropology Applied Linguistics Applied Mathematics Applied Physics Architecture Art History Bible Biochemistry Biological and Life Sciences Biotechnology Botany Business and Commerce Catholic Theology Cell Biology Chemistry Christian Religious Studies Communication Arts Computer Science Construction Engineering Consumer Studies Criminology Cultural Studies Development Studies Dutch Ecology Economic History Economics Education Educational Administration Educational and Student Counselling Educational Psychology Educational Technology English Studies Entomology Environmental Management Environmental Studies Ethics Finance Fine Arts French Gender Studies Genetics Geography Geology German Government Graphic Design Greek Greek (Classical) Heritage Preservation History Horticulture Human Resources Information Technology International Relations and Diplomacy Labour and Industrial Relations Latin Library Science Linguistics Literature Logistics Management Management Marketing Mathematics Mathematics Education Media Studies Medical Science Microbiology Mineralogy Multimedia Music Nursing Peace and Disarmament Performing Arts Philosophy Physics Plant Pathology Political Sciences Psychology Public Administration Regional Planning Religion Religious Studies Science Education Small Business Social Policy Social Sciences Social Work Sociology Soil Science Statistics Surveying and Mapping Teacher Trainers Education Technology Education Theology Tourism Town Planning Zoology

Postgraduate Diploma

Accountancy Afrikaans Agriculture Ancient Civilizations Applied Linguistics Architecture Archiving Banking Business Administration Business and Commerce Commercial Law Community Health Criminology Data Processing Development Studies Economics Education Engineering Entrepreneurship Ethics Finance Fine Arts Food Science French Geography German Greek Health Administration Heritage Preservation Higher Education History Human Resources Indigenous Studies Information Sciences International Business Investment Analysis Labour and Industrial Relations Latin Law Leadership Logistics Management Management Marine Science and Oceanography Marine Transport Maritime Law Marketing Midwifery Nursing Nutrition Occupational Health Philosophy Political Sciences Psychology Public Administration Religious Studies Social and Preventive Medicine Social Sciences Social Work Sociology Taxation Theology Tourism

Master's Degree

Accountancy Administration Adult Education African Languages African Studies Afrikaans Agricultural Management Agriculture Anaesthesiology Anatomy Ancient Civilizations Applied Linguistics Architecture Banking Business Administration Business and Commerce Cardiology Catholic Theology Christian Religious Studies Clinical Psychology Commercial Law Community Health Computer Engineering Constitutional Law Construction Engineering Criminal Law Cultural Studies Curriculum Data Processing Dentistry Dermatology Development Studies Dietetics Dutch Economic History Economics Education Educational Administration Educational Psychology Engineering Environmental Management Environmental Studies Ethics Finance Forensic Pathology French Gender Studies Geography Gerontology Greek Greek (Classical) Health Administration Heritage Preservation Higher Education Human Resources Industrial and Organizational Psychology Information Sciences Internal Medicine International Business Investment Analysis Labour and Industrial Relations Labour Law Latin Law Leadership Linguistics Literacy Education Management Management Systems Marine Science and Oceanography Marine Transport Maritime Law Marketing Mathematics Education Media Studies Medical Science Medical Technology Medicine Microbiology Music Neurology Nursing Nutrition Obstetrics and Gynaecology Occupational Health Occupational Therapy Oncology Ophthalmology Optometry Orthopaedics Otorhinolaryngology Paediatrics Pathology Peace and Disarmament Performing Arts Pharmacology Pharmacy Philosophy Physical Therapy Plastic Surgery Political Sciences Private Administration Psychiatry and Mental Health Public Administration Radiology Regional Planning Rehabilitation and Therapy Science Education Social Policy Social Work Speech Therapy and Audiology Surgery Surveying and Mapping Taxation Theology Tourism Town Planning Transport Economics Transport Management Urology Virology Waste Management Water Management

Doctorate

Accountancy Administration Agriculture Architecture Business Administration Business and Commerce Construction Engineering Economics Education Engineering International Relations and Diplomacy Law Literature Management Medical Science Medicine Music Nursing Optometry Pharmacy Philosophy Physical Therapy Psychology Public Administration Social Sciences Sociology Surveying and Mapping Theology

Research profile

University of KwaZulu-Natal is a world-class research university with 68,716 scientific papers published and 1,567,643 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Environmental Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Medicine, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Political Science, and Geography and Cartography.

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
42,702 / 1,066,259
Environmental Science
34,928 / 830,781
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
34,610 / 718,701
Medicine
32,873 / 811,646
Chemistry
27,319 / 714,613
Engineering
25,924 / 682,785
Physics
23,896 / 630,885
Computer Science
20,388 / 487,053
Political Science
19,798 / 334,692
Geography and Cartography
19,683 / 428,949
Sociology
19,573 / 417,532
Ecology
18,907 / 493,881
Law
18,517 / 321,666
Geology
17,550 / 455,234
Biochemistry
16,912 / 441,899
Genetics
16,877 / 463,379
Psychology
15,493 / 314,342
Pathology
15,273 / 426,088
Quantum and Particle physics
15,039 / 399,374
Organic chemistry
13,611 / 362,769
Economics
13,529 / 256,466
Philosophy
12,944 / 215,347
Mathematics
12,509 / 296,844
History
12,430 / 235,342
Paleontology
12,189 / 323,161
Business
10,861 / 172,873
Archaeology
10,782 / 216,633
Botany
10,234 / 266,259
Public Health
10,148 / 308,069
Materials Science
9,675 / 229,889
Statistics
9,665 / 256,011
Development Studies
9,655 / 197,290
Demography
8,468 / 268,258
Immunology
8,268 / 238,218
Psychiatry
7,587 / 191,611
Agricultural Science
6,693 / 167,274
Linguistics
6,552 / 124,300
Family medicine
6,505 / 154,305
Nursing
6,411 / 161,979
Virology
6,211 / 194,036

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

24 Notable alumni

Mohammed Valli Moosa

1. Mohammed Valli Moosa

1957-. (aged 69)
politician minister
Valli Moosa is a South African politician and advocate. A veteran of the South African freedom struggle, He worked closely with Nelson Mandela during the settlement talks, served as negotiator for the ANC, and participated in drafting the South African Constitution. Valli served in President Mandela's cabinet as minister of constitutional development, and in President Mbeki's government as environment minister....
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Adriana Marais

2. Adriana Marais

1983-. (aged 43)
biologist
Adriana Marais is a South African theoretical physicist, technologist and advocate for off-world exploration. She is a director of the Foundation for Space Development Africa, the organisation leading Africa's first mission to the Moon, the Africa2Moon Project. She is the founder of Proudly Human, an initiative of which is the Off-World Project, a series of habitation experiments in Earth's most...
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Tlaleng Mofokeng

3. Tlaleng Mofokeng

writer activist physician lecturer
Tlaleng Mofokeng is a South African physician who is the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health. She campaigns for universal health access and HIV care. She was named one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2021.
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Pregs Govender

4. Pregs Govender

1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Pregaluxmi "Pregs" Govender is a South African human rights activist, author, and politician.
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General Info & Contacts

Alternative names UKZN
Founded 2004
Motto Inspiring Greatness
Academic calendar February to December (February - March; April-June; July-September; October-December)
Address Mazisi Kunene Road Glenwood Durban Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, 4041 South Africa
City Population 595,000
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